PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Trooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell comes to the cage accompanied by Sonne - Rammstein. Trooper has chosen №1 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maxwell
vs
Trooper

196 cm
30
258 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

218 cm
33
290 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ross Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Trooper!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trooper shoots in for a takedown but Maxwell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trooper doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Maxwell counter with a right hand.

It looks like Super Trooper has been cut.
Maxwell connects with a right hand. Trooper shakes it off.
Maxwell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trooper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxwell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maxwell misses with a few strikes there.
Maxwell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maxwell misses with an uppercut

and Trooper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maxwell won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maxwell is looking for a sweep.
Maxwell is working hard here to advance position.

Trooper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maxwell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Trooper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maxwell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maxwell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trooper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maxwell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Trooper is trying to get an arm triangle but Maxwell is defending well.
Maxwell tries to bench press Trooper off him but Trooper keeps the position.

Trooper goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Maxwell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Trooper but great work by Maxwell.
Trooper can't do much from the bottom here.
Trooper regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trooper gets back to full guard.
Maxwell wants to control from the top but Trooper keeps moving.

Trooper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maxwell working some strikes from top position.
Maxwell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Trooper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maxwell is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trooper wants to sweep but no luck.
Trooper trying to keep a closed guard but Maxwell is proving a slippery customer.

Trooper has his foot on Maxwell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maxwell works his way back into a safe position though.
Maxwell wants to control from the top but Trooper keeps moving.

Trooper looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maxwell passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trooper is not content to let Maxwell control the position.
Trooper is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maxwell connects with a decent elbow.
The referee asks Maxwell politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maxwell prefers to stall for the moment though.
Trooper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trooper struggling a bit here.
Trooper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maxwell is putting a hurting on Trooper here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell trying to control the position but Trooper is working away.
Trooper tries to bench press Maxwell off him but Maxwell keeps the position.
Maxwell trying to control the position but Trooper is working away.
Maxwell lands a decent elbow from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trooper manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maxwell's best efforts.
Maxwell working the head and body with strikes.
Trooper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maxwell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maxwell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Trooper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maxwell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Maxwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Trooper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maxwell drops Trooper with a big left hand and mounts him. Trooper is in big trouble!

Trooper is rocked!
Maxwell loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Trooper scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Maxwell land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Maxwell stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Maxwell!
Post fight, Ross Maxwell took to the microphone: 'I got my revenge. Super Trooper is a high class BJJ guy and I need to control him on the ground. For my next fight, I want to face the champion later, either the Juicer or Ron Kane'.
The defeated Super Trooper had this to say: 'Super Trooper is an amazing guy. I think I might have underestimated him. But as always, when you lose, you need to train more, eat more so that you will win more fights.'.